Chocolate... Diet?

i have eliminated soft drinks from my diet almost entirely. i might have one when i’m desperate, but otherwise i quit drinking them sometime this winter, for no particular reason. i guess my dental woes, which were not exactly soda-induced, made me try and avoid acidic fluids all together.…

Costco Requires A Strategy

brett and i had our first costco adventure last night. by adventure, i mean, we went down every aisle, and i pointed out every item like it was the coolest thing i’d ever seen. “WOULD YOU LIKE A GIANT JAR OF MAYONNAISE? perhaps you want 12 pounds of bacon.…

Something I'd Change

if i were able to change one thing about myself (there are more than a handful of things i’d like to put on that list, but let’s be realistic here), it would be jealousy. hands down. i’ve noticed it more and more over the last few years…

Gettin' Outta Dodge

we are leaving this afternoon. we are leaving and driving to mooresville, and i never thought i would be this excited about just going to mooresville, but i am. we’re getting out of our little apartment, and we’re taking loki with us, and we are going to stay…

More Thoughts. About Linux.

in between working on websites last night, i was reading articles on digg. cue digg haters/reddit lovers now. anyway, i was reading articles on digg, and by reading the articles i mean perusing the comments (highly entertaining). it got me thinking. i am not even going to attempt to…

Snug As A Bug. In A Rug.

when brett and i first moved in together, i was hesitant. i was totally excited about it, but hesitant. i lived with my ex boyfriend before, on 2 occasions. the first time was nearly a disaster. for a plethora of reasons. some were unavoidable, like no A/C in june…